There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Puebla by plane, bus, car, taxi, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane SJO - MEX
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
7h 51m$2,435–5,282Fly from Limón International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane LIO - MEX
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
7h 43m$2,395–8,168Bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Panajachelbus
- Take the bus from Panajachel to San Cristóbal de las Casasbus
- Take the bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Pueblabus
46h 5m$3,532–4,474Drive 2,303.2 km
- Drive from San José to Pueblacar 2,303.2 km
32h 30m$5,299–7,654Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly, bus
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)plane XQP - MEX
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
8h 34m$3,901–10,039Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Pueblabus
2d 6h$2,650–3,812Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvadorbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Huixtlabus
- Take the bus from Huixtla to Puebla CAPUbus
2d 7h$3,294–7,472
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Puebla is to bus which costs $2600 - $3900 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Puebla is to fly and bus which takes 7h 43m and costs $2300 - $8500.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Puebla. However, there are services departing from Terminal Atlántico Norte and arriving at Puebla via San Salvador, Panajachel and San Cristóbal de las Casas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 5m.
The distance between Costa Rica and Puebla is 2056 km. The road distance is 2303.2 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Puebla without a car is to bus via San Cristóbal de las Casas which takes 46h 5m and costs $3500 - $4500.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Costa Rica to Puebla, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Puebla bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
Costa Rica to Puebla bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal San Carlos - CCA station.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Puebla is 2303 km. It takes approximately 32h 30m to drive from Costa Rica to Puebla.
There are 582+ hotels available in Puebla.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Puebla, Mexico?
You can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Puebla via Terminal San Carlos - CCA, San Salvador, Panajachel, San Cristóbal de las Casas, and San Cristóbal de las Casas in around 46h 5m.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–12,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–9,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Benito Juárez International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–11,000
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $310–450
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Huixtla to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,600
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,100–1,600
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $330–470
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $330–470
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $370–550
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $370–550
- Phone
- +502 7762 2462
- eternaprimaverapana@hotmail.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Panajachel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $897
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
Bus from Panajachel to San Cristóbal de las Casas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $785
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/EternaPrimaveraPanajachel
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from San Cristóbal de las Casas to Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $800–1,200
- First Class
- $700–850
Bus from Tapachula to Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $800–1,200
- First Class
- $800–950
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–550
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–480
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Huixtla to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 397 7292
- Website
- fypsa.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- fypsa.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,600
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